Animal Nursing Flashcards
Anatomical planes
Anatomical planes describe imaginary slices through an animals body.
Dorsal recumbency
Animal is lying on its back with body facing up.
Sternal recumbency
Animal is lying on its sternum.
Lateral recumbency
Animal is lying on its side
Oblique recumbency
If an animal is between recumbency. ( eg. Half lateral & half sternal )
PTS
Put To Sleep
Bid
2
Qid
4
Sid
1
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
RTC
Return To Clinic
NAD
No Abnormality Detected
BAR
Bright, Alert, Responsive
QAR
Quiet, Alert, Responsive
SHIG
See How It Goes
SA
Small Animal
DUDE
Defecating, Urinating, Drinking, Eating
TID
3
CRT
Capillary Refill Time
Itis
Inflammation
Dys
Difficulty doing something
Endothermic
Creates temperature through cells inside of the body
Ectothermic
Regulates their heat temperature from the environment
Poikilothermic
Out of their control
Grimmis Response
This is the animals facial expressions being recorded from pain trials.